Tuesday Jan. 18 2011


21cGL in Visual Language

Why do you think each of these 2 images might be a good visual symbol for our class?
Examine, analyze & discuss: One World - One Web and The network is more powerful than the node

Shift Happens

Watch Did You Know? 2.0by Karl Fischand Scott McLeod


*Alternate versions include Did You Know 3.0(2008 version) and Shift Happens(U2 "Beautiful Day" remix)*See additional resources on the Shift Happens wiki
The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today’s learners will have . . . 10 to 14 jobs . . .by their 38th birthday.Many of today’s college majors didn’t exist 10 years ago. What will they study 10 years from now? We are living in exponential times.
The amount of technical information is doubling every two years. By 2010, it’s predicted to double . . . every 72 hours.
We are currently preparing students for jobs and technologies that don’t yet exist . . . in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.

Active Viewing - Questions for Discussion

1. Give each student 3 sticky notes/index cards

2. Record key points on sticky notes while watching
  • What stands out to you?
  • What does the message of the video mean to you?

3. Sort notes/cards into categories - discuss the big ideas that emerge
  • Who is the intended audience for this video?
  • How do you think you are you meant to respond?
  • If this video was made in 2006, what are the implications for us in 2010?

Thursday Jan. 20, 2011


Shadowing day!!

Friday Jan 21, 2011


Leadership in the Global Age

What is your concept of a global leader?

What is your idea of a Global Leader?... at AnswerGarden.ch.







Imagine Leadership

Another video by XPLANE
Six-minute video asks viewers to imagine how leadership can address some of the most pressing problems in the world, including a vibrant economy, society, and environment

Nitin Nohria and Amanda Pepper of Harvard Business School's Leadership Initiative collaborated with XPLANE to create this video in order to generate a discussion of the value and importance of leadership to address some of society's most pressing problems.
"It is my desire to inspire people of all ages and social demographics to think about leadership on a broad level, contemplate what it means to them and what individual impact they can have when it comes to leading," says Nohria
Debrief Imagine Leadership video using Microlab protocol in triads (be sure to follow the Microlab Guidelines)
  • What part of the message resonanted most with you?
  • What do you think is the author's intended message of the video?
  • What are you feeling and thinking after seeing the video?

Monday Jan. 24, 2011


The Person of the Year is YOU

Read cover story from Time magazine's person of the year 2006
Time_Person_of_Year_2006.jpg
Time_Person_of_Year_2006.jpg

Speaking of comments on YouTube . . .

Based on the conversation about YouTube commentary, we might watch this PSA about cyperbullying

"If Your Kids Are Awake, They're Probably Online"

~New York Times, Jan. 20, 2010
A recent Kaiser Family Foundation study found that American youth, ages 8-18 spend more than 7.5 hours a day using a smart phone, computer, television, or other electronic device. With all the multitasking, they pack 11 hours of content into those 7.5 hours.

A Day in the Internet

Infographic from OnlineEducation.net

Consumers Become Producers - Prosumer

Questionairre: Have you ever . . .
  • posted a customer review on a shopping site such as Amazon.com?
  • posted a comment on a news story or blog?
  • posted a video to the web?
  • posted photos on the web?
How about your parents? grandparents?
How did consumers and citizens get this kind of information in the past?

The Chaos Scenario

According to On the Media host Bob Garfield, we are in the midst of a new world order.
In his book, The Chaos Scenario , he digs into the digital revolution that he says will devastate mass media, and make you the next mogul.


Wednesday Jan. 26, 2011




Pairs focus on one of the following infographics.

Analyze, Synthesize, Summarize, and Share what you've learned from your infographic with the whole class
Be sure to answer all of these questions that apply . . .
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? and So What?

  1. How the Internet Works
  2. History of the Internet
  3. The Internet!
  4. Web Trend Map 4 (Here is a blog post about the map from its developers)
  5. Internet in 2020
  6. Internet Statistics
  7. State of the Internet
  8. A Day in the Internet
  9. How different age groups are using the Internet
  10. Who Participates and What People are Doing
  11. Exploring the Exploding Internet
  12. How the World Spends its Time Online
  13. 10 Years of Wikipedia
  14. Internet Speeds and Costs Around the World

Thursday Jan. 27, 2011


Shadowing Day

Friday Jan. 28, 2011

(A Michael Wesch film festival)

A Vision of Students Today (5 min)

Monday Jan. 31, 2011


A Vision of K-12 Students Today (5 min)

Rethinking Education (7 min)

Call for Submissions (2 min)

Planning

What we know about participating in this project (collective wisdom of 1st period):
video about school life from student's point of view - should be honest
any grade level perspective
one with music, one without
length: 0-2 min, or any
show notes, commentary
need video cameras
should involve availability of technology for knowledge
could be both negative and positive
show how students use technology
how technology can be used to connect and learn